Notice2024-20981
Opportunity To Comment on Applicants for the Southeast Texas U.S. Grain Standards Act Designation Area
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Published
September 16, 2024
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service
Abstract
Midsouth Grain Inspection Service and Grain Inspection Services of Texas, LLC have applied for designation under the U.S. Grain Standards Act to provide official services in the Southeast Texas designation area. The geographic area is described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is asking for comments on these applicants.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20981]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2024 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-24-0056]
Opportunity To Comment on Applicants for the Southeast Texas U.S.
Grain Standards Act Designation Area
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Midsouth Grain Inspection Service and Grain Inspection
Services of Texas, LLC have applied for designation under the U.S.
Grain Standards Act to provide official services in the Southeast Texas
designation area. The geographic area is described in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is
asking for comments on these applicants.
DATES: Comments must be received by October 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice and view the applications:
To Submit Comments: Go to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> (<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>). Instructions for submitting and reading comments
are detailed on the site. All comments must be submitted through the
Federal e-rulemaking portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and should
reference the document number and the date and page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. All comments submitted in response to
this notice will be included in the record and will be made available
to the public. Please be advised that the identity of the individuals
or entities submitting comments will be made public on the internet at
the address provided above.
To Read Applications and Comments: If you would like to view the
applications, please contact us at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9bfbeb0aaa8b8babdb98c8a9d98d79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0640414f5557474542467375626728616970">[email protected]</span></a>. All comments will
be available for public inspection online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Weiland, Grain Marketing
Specialist, Telephone 202-989-5995; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7319161d1d1a1516015d195d04161a1f121d1733060017125d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d27282323242b283f6327633a2824212c23290d383e292c632a223b">[email protected]</span></a>
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6a0a1afb5b7a7a5a2a693958287c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a0a1afb5b7a7a5a2a693958287c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the July 18, 2024 edition of the Federal
Register (89 FR 58327), AMS requested applications from persons
interested in providing official services under the U.S. Grain
Standards Act in the Southeast Texas designation area. There are two
applicants for the Southeast Texas area: Midsouth Grain Inspection
Service (Midsouth Grain) and Grain Inspection Services of Texas, LLC
(Texas Grain). Both applicants are currently designated official
agencies and both applicants have applied for the entire unassigned
area.
The Southeast Texas designation area includes the following
counties in Texas: Aransas, Bee, Brazoria, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron,
Chambers, Colorado, Dimmit, Duval, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad,
Harris, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kennedy,
Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, Matagorda, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San
Patricio, Starr, Victoria, Waller, Webb, Wharton, Willacy, and Zapata.
This area excludes any established or future export port locations,
which are serviced by the Federal Grain Inspection Service.
This notice provides interested persons the opportunity to comment
on the quality of services provided by Midsouth Grain and Texas Grain.
In the designation process, we are particularly interested in receiving
comments citing reasons and pertinent data supporting or objecting to
the designation of the applicant(s). All comments should be submitted
through the Federal e-rulemaking portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
AMS considers applications, comments, and other available
information, such as audit reports and site visits, when determining
which applicants will be designated.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-20981 Filed 9-13-24; 8:45 am]
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